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Maska
Maska
7.8
/10
251 Ratings

MASKA

Directed by Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Poland, United Kingdom, 2010
Animation, Short, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out a certain mission. However, she will be forced to choose between accomplishing the task she was created for and love.

Synopsis

Beautiful Duenna was created in order to carry out a certain mission. However, she will be forced to choose between accomplishing the task she was created for and love.

Our take

Reflecting on artificial intelligence almost half a century ago, Maska attests to Stanisław Lem’s pioneering imagination. Set in a futuristic yet feudal tech-dystopia, this story about an insect-like robot gaining self-awareness is a natural fit for the Quay brothers’ subdued nightmarish visions.